Rheological properties of dibenzylidene sorbitol networks in poly(propylene oxide) matrices

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1103-1119

  Fahrlander M ^a   Fuchs, K ^a   Friedrich, Chr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENE OXIDES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

DIBENZYLIDENE SORBITOL; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; THERMOREVERSIBLE GEL FORMATION;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0034266123     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1289275     Document Type: Article

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